Shinto
TraditionJapanese
FoundedAncient Japan
Followers3-4 million (practitioners)
Script/LanguageJapanese
About Shinto
The indigenous religion of Japan. Reveres kami, spirits inhabiting natural objects and phenomena. No founder, no scripture, no formal dogma. Shrines with distinctive torii gates dot Japan. Purity rituals are central. Deeply intertwined with Japanese cultural identity.
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